401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

M. Shanken Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size
101
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$253,670
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by M. Shanken Communications, Inc. · New York · Information & Media

$26M in assets, 101 participants

M. Shanken Communications, Inc.'s M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan reported $26M in total assets and 101 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,119 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Coverage in New York

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan covers 101 participants in New York, about 13% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $26M.

#2,119
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-31.4%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$25,620,668 Top 19% higher than 81% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (101 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 133109245 · M. Shanken Communications, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan · $26M · 101 · 81st

  • NET $26M
  • BOOK 101
  • VS-ST 81st
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Santa Fuel, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan
  • EBSA ind #2119

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$37M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN133109245
Plan Effective Date1983-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (M. Shanken Communications, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All M. Shanken Communications, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33M 30.400460284642072% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $25.6M $33.4M ▲ +30.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 101 $26M
2023 1 112 $31M
2024 1 114 $33M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.025620668 · Participants: 101M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.363875208 · Participants: 56376IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.415517176 · Participants: 42924Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.067222 · Participants: 129846The Pepsico Savings PlanDeloitte 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.966899716 · Participants: 74687Deloitte 401(k) PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.681988279 · Participants: 22650The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Santa Fuel, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in CT ($26M); by covered participants it is General Service Bureau and Early Out Services Employees Savings Plan in NE (101 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (101 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan contracted severely - down 31.4% during 2022, from $37M to $26M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have M. Shanken Communications, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), M. Shanken Communications, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 30.4%, from $26M to $33M.
Where does M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan ranks in the 81st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Santa Fuel, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in CT ($26M, 182 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to M. Shanken Communications, Inc & Subsidiaries 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is General Service Bureau and Early Out Services Employees Savings Plan in NE (101 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 133109245.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.